The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-07-30
NO. 81.

the proper way to secure these
aims and ends would be to make
such suggestions 10 the Depart
ment as might occur to those in
the practical performance Of their
duties.
Upto the present this month,
| Government receipts amount to
about $l1, 900, 900, and the ex-
! penditures, inclusive of $l2, ,000,-
600, in pensions, to $ls, ,56l, ,102,
making an enormous excess of dis
hursments over receipts. 1t is es-
timated that the receipts for the
balance of the month will be 81
000, 900 a day, and that the ex-
penditurcs will be fully as large
The total amount Of bonds res
doomed under the call, which ma
tured July lst, is $iS,090,250,
leaving still outstanding of the
call s ,026, ,656, the whole amount
OF called bonds outstanding is
S3,S00,150. At present the
Treasury finds itself unable to sup
ply the heavy demand for notes of
small denominations. but orders
have been issued TO do so as soon
as practical.
To prove that President Cleyc-
land, who has probably received
more abuse and adverse criticism
from the soldiers than any Of his
predecessors, is really their best
friend, having done better by
them than any other President,
It is only necessary to refer to the
records 70 the Pension Office.
During the first two years OF his
term, President Cleveland has
approved sG3 private pension
bills, Gen. Grant in eight years,
only approved 4s5, Hayes in four
years, 303, aud Garfield and
Arthur but 736 in the same time.
In addition to this, President
I leyelaud has approved three
general pension bills-March 10Th,
1856, increasing to twelve dollars
the pensions Of 79,7S7 widows,
miners and dependent relative Of
10000, infirm and maiihed Union
soldiers Of the civil war flom $24
TO $50: to $36, and from $50 to
$37. so to $45 per month. The
act Of Jan. 9th, 1887, which has
already placed upon the pension
rolls $3.50 survivors of the Mexi-
can War and their widows, and
during the present fiscal year that
number will be increased at least
1000. The Pension Office re-
cords demonstrate beyond the
shade Of doubt the assertion of
republican correspondents to the
contrary Notwithstanding, that
l3i, $50 more certificates of pen,
sions were issued during the first
two years Of a Democratic
Administration than during the last
two years OF Republican control.
And during the same time the
sum distributed to pensioners by
the Democrats exceeds by $16,-
Gil, ,026, 80 the amount distributed
by the Republicans for the same
purpose and time. 1t is also
susceptible Of proof that in the
matter Of new names added TO the
pension list, the Cleveland
Administration is 15,408 names
ahead Of the last two years Of the
Republican regime. Such strong
arguments as these are sufficient
to put to shame the Republican
charge that President Cleveland
and the Democracy are unfriend-
ly to the spldiers of the Union.
The disbursing officers Of ths
Treasury were somewhat sur
prised the other morning when q
duly authorized committee of ex-
pert accountants called uncerimo-
nlously to count their cash and see
if the books would balance. Siml-
lar action will be taken with all
disbursing officers.
Their accounts have never heen
overhauled, aud it will be great
wonder if much crookedness in
high places is not uncovered.